Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-08
SHOTS MEANT TO KILL.
THOMAS FOGARTY SHOOTS Ed
WARD j. KEEPER.

sassin.
Mr.. Edward j. Kieffer, druggist at
West Broad and Stewart stree is, was
shot and dangerously wounded by Thos.
Fogarty at 11:20 O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing.
The shooting was an attempt at an as
sasination, and Mr.. kieffer's escape from
being instantly killed was almost miracu-
lous. as he was shot at five times at close
range, and was wounded four times. His
Rssailant was the 20-year old sou OF Mr..
Richard Fogarty, the drayman, who lives
ON West Broad street, just block above
kefier's drug store. Tom was wlld
boy, and the cause of bad feeling between
the two families.
CAUSE OF TUE SHOOTING.
The provocatlon for the shooting was ut
terly unJustifiable. The circumstances
leading up to it dated back to last Thurs
day. Kieffer's corner was the resort of
the most notorious youths in the neigh
borhood and their language made life In
tolsfable to the ladies who lived or passed
thereabouts. Young Fogarty made the
corner mis- loafiug headquarters and was
one of the leaders of the boys who conRre-
gated there. On Thursday some OF the
youths were standing there when some
y pne spit out from WlnUOW On lue ecConu
~ hoor over the drug store.
UTTERED AN OATH.
Young Fogarty uttered an oath which
attracted Mrs. Kieffer to the window, and
Ame words followed, and Fogarty spoke
0gsultiDgly to her. When her husband
came home she told MIN OF the affair. de
consulted a friend and decided to have
the lad arrested. the next day police
man Swallowed the corner and Fogarty's
h1t Il mo 90 n father
when he heard that his son was wanted,
promised on Saturday night to take him
before the Mayor.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Fogarty and his
son were present in the Police Court, and
SO was Mr.. Kiefier with his little son
Eddie. j. j. Abrams, Esq, represented
the defendant. Several witnesses were
examined by Mayor Lester. The boys
who were with young Fogarty testified
thatahe did not use the language ascribed
to him by the prosecutor.
FINED IN POLICE COURT.
After hearing all of the evidence the
Mayor sentenced the boy to pay $40 fine.
The lad threw down a gold eagle and
walked on: OF the court, followed by his
father and an uncle, Mr.. White.
Mr. kieffer had been told that young
Tom had threatened to kill him, but he
hid not give much heed to the rumors, and
went from the Mayors Court to his drug
perhaps, when MIR. Luke Nolan, friend,
came In, and after talking few minutes
proposed that they should go over to
neighboring blacksmith shop TO look at
set of wheels which Mr.. Kiefer had
thought of buying. Leaving the store IN
charge of his clerk, Mr.. kieffer stepped
out on West Broad street. accompanied
by his son Eddie and Mr., Nolan.
WITH MR.. KIEFFER.
just as the party got on the street Mr..
G. q. Falligant drove up and hailed Mr..
Kieffer. The latter stopped while Mr..
Eailigant got out OF his buggy and joined
him. The party then started across
Stewart street Mr.. Nolan was
some distance ahead. The three
others, walked leisurely from the south
west corner of West Broad and Stewart
over to the northwest corner.
Mrs. Bridget Roley occupies the small
frame dwelling on that corner, AMI di-
fectly In front Of her door is large live
oak.
just as Mr.. Kiefer, Eddie and Mr.. Fall
ligant got up to Mrs. ROley's stoop the
1irsGsbot was fired. Naturally that ex-
cited the spectators, and from that point
no two accounts exactly agree.
SAW HIS PAPA SHOT.
0Eddie Kieffer. though he is only 8 years
old, is a remarkably bright and inteliI-
gent child He says that he say Fogarty
yards off. His story OF the shooting is
shat Fogarty came on toward them rather
brlskly, and when within five PAGES
quickly drew revolver from his hip
pocket. and, without saying word, fired.
+: s.;rhe first shot struck papa in the neck,
and he fell down." SAID the little fellow.
i.Tom fired again right away and kept on
firing very rapidly, shooting five times IN
all. ] think papa got up and ran out to-
ward the middle of West Broad street be-
fore the last shot was fired.
!. PUT HIS PISTOL IN HIS POCKET.
LAS soon as he fired the last time Tom
nut his pistol in mis- pocket and ran down
Sims street. Papa ran over to the store
and was laid down on the floor. l think
the first four shots were the ones that
struck him. The first shot was fired right
by Mr.. Falligants head and burned his
face. was walking on the inside, with
papa between me and Mr.. Falligant l
ran behind the stoop when the first shot
was fired. Mr.. Nolan wasla good ways
ahead of u.s."
The first shot was heard for several
blocks, and startled the neighborhood.
Many who live In the vicinity state that
they Immediately suspected who was en-
gagged in the shooting. Mrs. Roley was
out in her back yard hanging out some
cnthes. She was frightened and ran in
the house, but before she got near the
door the shooting was over.
WITNESSES OF THE SHOOTING.
A colored woman who works for her
ran to the door at the first shot ami saw
MIR. Klefier on the ground aud saw Fo-
Rarty dash. down Sims street. No one
was found who saw the first shot fred
except Mr.. Kieffer's son and MIR. Falli-
giant. When Mr.. Kieher reached his
store door, 20 PAGES from where he fell, he
was covered with blood. One bullet had
struck him in the neck, the second in the
left arm, the third entered the back and
came out OF the thigh, and the fourth en-
tered at the thigh and was atterward cut
out at the knee. Mrs. Kiefer had run
downstairs at the first shot and met her
husband as he entered the door.
Physicians and police were immediately
telephaped for. Several neighbors went
In al ked their assistance.
PROBING FOR THE BULLETS.
DR., Weichselbaum and Drs. Myers |
Rud Harris arrived with |
in twenty minutes. They eX- |
, amiSed the wounded man and found that !
D he e~ufTered great shock and had lost |
{>~ fksas.s-0l Of blood All of the bullets |